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Subject: Re: OT - Climate change Posted on: Sat, 03 May 2008 19:47:59 +0100

On Sat, 03 May 2008 18:22:55 GMT, Peter Lynch
wrote:

>> What surprises me is that people seem to have accepted that they need
>> to be charged more in order to consume less.
>>
>This was the basis for christianity for many centuries. The concept
>was that you can do bad things, then pay a penance (monetary or actions)
>to absolve yourself. The church made a great deal of money from this
>so it's only natural that governments should give it a try, too.

I hadn't thought of it that way. I think you may have a serious
point.

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Cynic